page_title: Overvoltage
hierarchical_section_title: Overvoltage
caption_attribution_description: Line chart created by myself using OpenOffice.org Calc.
context_page_description: When the voltage in a circuit or part of it is raised above its upper design limit, this is known as overvoltage. The conditions may be hazardous. Depending on its duration, the overvoltage event can be transient—a voltage spike—or permanent, leading to a power surge.
context_section_description: When the voltage in a circuit or part of it is raised above its upper design limit, this is known as overvoltage.  The conditions may be hazardous.  Depending on its duration, the overvoltage event can be transient—a voltage spike—or permanent, leading to a power surge.
caption: Voltage spike.
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